“Poetry and prayer are very similar.”
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I think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new way.
I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it.
If I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it.
Christmas is taken very seriously in this household. I believe in Father Christmas, and there's no way I'd do anything to undermine that belief.